Recently , we here at Gizmodo have had the pleasure of welcoming a long ton of raw staff member . And even though you may have alreadyliked us on Facebookorfollowed us on Twitter(hint mite ) , now ’s as safe a time as any to reacquaint yourself with all of our beaming , web log - addled faces .
So whether you want to shower us with praise or just want a more direct sales outlet to harass us mercilessly at your leisure time , tap each staffer ’s name below to adopt the late account , gadget news , screaming joke , and bright penetration into everything from tech to tweens . Seriously . Do it . Now .
on the side our Birmingham , Alabama , Bureau Chief , Brian makes sure we are n’t just posting about puppies , hard drink , and poop jokes all twenty-four hours . He has a gentle touch , but I have it on adept authorization that he once killed a man over an absent Oxford comma .
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Hailing from the sea - faring side of New Hampshire , Meg gave up her dreams in melodious theater to become a 21st - century diary keeper in the most telling of ways . After expend time at the Huffington Post during its startup twenty-four hours , she ran the day - to - day at VICE ’s Motherboard , where she make grow a acute interestingness in the time to come of e - cigs . When Meg ’s not blogging or editing , she ’s either sailing or bid she owned a Vespa .
Text from mum at 7 am : " Meg , I want to invest 1 K in Dogecoins . How do I do it ? "
— Meg ( @meghanneal)March 21 , 2014
Kelsey ’s from Canada . And Colorado and Pittsburgh and Texas — that ’s a lot of places ! So there ’s a very full fortune Kelsey is in the CIA , in which fount we ’ve already say too much and will likely be taken out shortly . What we do know for sure , though , is that her taste in design and architecture is second to none , and she can diddle a meanspirited game ofWizard Sticks , to boot . Trust us .
I like the melodic theme of an iBolo linkup but I do n’t think anyone ’s really figured it out from a UX position yet
— Kelsey C - D ( @kelseydollaghan)September 9 , 2014
Sean comes to us from The Verge ( among a few other places ) , where he honed a love for all thing Oculus , laptop jackets(trust us — it ’s cool than it sounds ) , and tripod desks . In other words , weird ways to hold figurer . He ’s also a Review maven , and belike has more appliance back - noesis than the whole staff combined . When he ’s not make for video games , he ’s probably with his adorable puppy . Or check Japanese . Or maybe all three .
Protip : if you ’re in a giant crew , disable LTE . Legacy 3 G often works well .
— @email protectedJuly 19 , 2014
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Leslie is our resident medium learned person , thanks in no little part to her almost uncomfortably keen oculus forspotting tech reference in rap . On a different note entirely , her family all buys match pajamas to sleep in on Christmas Eve . And she used one of her poststo reveal Big Boi as Gizmodo ’s turn 1 lover . Plus , fortunately for us , Leslie is extremely gif - able . But if I post any of them here she will probably assay to can me again , so just take my word for it .
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If you only know two thing about Alissa , know that she ’s an zealous gelato partisan and love to walk — a peck . She even hasa whole web log about it , in case you needed to feel like more of a human - shaped pile of garbage than you already do . Also , we dwell ; there ’s something else you should have it off — as you may see , she ’s a beat ringer for David Bowie a laLabyrinth .
What ’s the seriously bright beam of light in the sky , LA ? It ’s like a halogen - gamy klieg that does n’t move ?
— Alissa Walker ( @awalkerinLA)September 15 , 2014
Matt Novak, Paleofuture
Matt come to us from the absolutely awesome retro - futurism blogPaleofuture , which has become its very own Giz Entity ™ . In fact , Matt in reality start Paleofuture back in 2007 for a writing class in college . Though it start off as a side project , he was ultimately able to quit his day job and spend his sentence basking in the world of tomorrow from yesterday . The lesson of the story ? rest in shoal , kids — because maybe your dream will get dropped in your lap without you ever realize it . Also , do n’t eat glue .
if mood change is literal then how occur i ’m currently engulf in a egg of flaming from which i will never escape
— Matt Novak ( @paleofuture)September 17 , 2014
Although seldom drunk , Andrew is actually Canadian . And although he spell his north - of - the - border tweet in Canadian , they ’re still promiscuous for Americans to interpret and astonishingly calorie-free on hockey game and maple syrup reference . He also twinge a lot of sweet YouTube videos . The exposure you see on the left is also the only impression of him on the entire internet . Seriously . It ’s weird . The exposure on the right is an an creative person ’s reading .
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Jamie is a very smart person who is also British . Try read all his tweet in the voice of Margaret Thatcher . Or in the phonation of Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher , because who call back Thatcher ? Jamie does , he ’s previous !
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Adam Clark Estes, Senior Writer
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Andrew Tarantola, Staff Writer
Andy ’s variety of like a ninja lurking in the shadow most twenty-four hour period . He does n’t speak much , but when he does , it ’s almost always quotable . Taste - wise , if something is n’t animate and Japanese , he has no consumption for it . He ’s also record more manga than the totality of some American state .
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Mario Aguilar, Staff Writer
Mario ’s is the onlyopinion on e - cigsyou will ever need . Ok , and he ’s pretty good with cameras and audio equipment , too . And he loves sriracha . If you ever make him mad , just make him a sriracha - flavored bluetooth e - cig speaker camera . You ’ll be back in his good seemliness in no time . And also filthy plentiful .
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Jordan Kushins, Staff Writer
Jordan has ventured over to us from Co. Design andDwell before that , as well as turn some mercenary fizgig . But Jordan ’s path has covered far more than just writing about design , she once worked at a bar in London shout out Crazy Homies and play on her high school pee Marco Polo team . The two may or may not have been related .
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Sarah Zhang, Staff Writer
When science and nature clash into something weird , wild , disturbing , or wonderful , Sarah is on it . Whether it ’s secretSwiss Malva sylvestris bacteria , come in the blood of young healthy folksinto old Alzheimer ’s patients , or giant mystery holes in Siberia — she can tell what ’s happen and why the blaze it matters . She ’ll unquestionably split an lodge of kid if you ’re having a beer . Oh , also , she can fly like a bird . atomic number 15 coolheaded chick .
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Ashley Feinberg, Staff Writer
Due to obvious struggle of interest , Eric Limer has gracefully supply the following .
2d only toNick Stango , Ashley makes the funniest Twitter of anyone on the team . Most of the time . One time shehad a tweet blow upand she almost crumple under the pressure . Her liveliness - long struggle — aside fromCandy Crush dependance — is hearing “ Ashley ” when masses say “ really . ” I ’d show you her favorite GIF but I do n’t desire anyone to get give the axe . It involves Justin Bieber and something mistily cylindric in form .
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Bob Sorokanich, Staff Writer
Meet Dr. Bob . Bob ’s not really a doctor , but hedid go through a whole year of medical school , which is more than we can say for ourselves . In improver to answer all of our inane , paranoia - fueled medical inquiries , Bob also enjoys car . And blab about railway car . And writing about machine . Bob likes railway car .
" Yeah it ’s really divey , you ’ll have intercourse it " -girl on phone , outside a bar that opened in 2013 .
— Bob Sorokanich ( @RSorokanich)August 27 , 2014
Kate Knibbs, Staff Writer
Kate ’s another new expression on the team , this time coming to us from The Daily Dot , where she covered all things social media and she put together anastoundingly thorough historyof the ‘ Mmm Watcha Say ’ meme . She also tells a underworld of a practiced douchebag floor .
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Darren Orf, Staff Writer
Darren made his fashion over to Giz after a stint at Pop Mech , where he ’d been running most of their online consumer widget reporting ( cerebrate laptop and smartphone reviews , Google I / group O coverage , and other supa sport nerd stuff).Darren ’s our lead smartphone center over here in NYC , and he knows how to make out a news story like nobody ’s business .
I would wish to sue myself for negligence .
— Darren Orf ( @darrenthewalrus)July 18 , 2014
There ’s no bigger NASA fanboy in all the land than Jesus Diaz . The cognition and gift that he bring to the table are staggering . He ’ll drop an theme for a report on us and two minutes afterwards turn up with a breathtaking photoshop or illustration . It seems like everything he match turns to gold , and no one but no one hates Nazis the means he does .
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Casey Chan is one of our hardy young Sploid - workforce and has also turn away to bear my Facebook friend petition for two years and numeration . Over the past three days , Casey has embark our group Old World chat using the following as greetings : “ haylav , ” “ washawasha , ” and “ shawap . ” At least we guess they ’re salutation — they could just be a extend series of diminutive diagonal ! It ’s hard to know since Casey lives in LA . Only time will tell .
how do androiders see at emojis that look like rancid sensationalistic piss poke crap without puke
— caseychan ( @caseychan)March 12 , 2014
Michael — or “ Hesh ” as we call him — is the one behind the television camera bringing you awe-inspiring footage of lifeless hover boards , malicious furbies , and every gadget under the sun . Hesh also has the best opinions — on everything . Do n’t attempt to fight it , he ’ll win . Just let the Heshpinion be .
breaking : every abandoned affair in the world has been photographed . you could stop now .
— Michael Hession ( @michaelhesh)August 25 , 2014
Nick is our resident Windows fanboy andisn’t afraid to show it . He ’s also a marvellous lensman and nearly impossible to trance without a television camera strapped to his neck … or sink Emma Watson GIFs in our group chat . But he fend in line at 6 am one day to buy cronuts for the squad , so we love him anyway .
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Brent Rose, Contributor
Brent has a multiple personality disorder . Not pull the leg of . He ’s also our residentYam fancier . Plus , he ’s done some awesome reporting from places like NASA , San Quentin , and the World Penis Pump Acceptance Institute .
In Chicago . Not even a slender breeze . I ’m tired of all the lie .
— Brent Rose ( @brentrose)September 4 , 2014
Wes Siler, Indefinitely Wild
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— Wes Siler ( @IndefiniteWild)September 7 , 2014
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